Tim Miller joins MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melber and The 11th Hour to take on JD Vance’s defense of Trump’s unpopular economic bill and its hidden healthcare cuts, the stagnant Trump economy, Republican redistricting power grabs, and MAGA's authoritarian theater on the National Mall.
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BREAKING: FBI Executes Search Warrant at John Bolton’s Home (w/ Ben Wittes)
Tim Miller and Ben Wittes cover the FBI’s early morning search of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland.
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If Trump Can Ignore the TikTok Ban, What’s Next?
Tim Miller and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s lawless TikTok play. The White House just launched an official account even though the platform was supposed to be banned under U.S. law — a ban upheld 9–0 by the Supreme Court. Trump shrugs it off, admits he’s doing it to chase young voters, and meanwhile creators say TikTok is censoring anti-Trump voices.
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Cracker Barrel’s Glow Up Is a Glow Down
Sonny, JVL, and Hannah Yoest take on the Cracker Barrel rebrand, from the missing barrel man to the minimalist junk drawer décor. Is this about chasing Gen Z, corporate blandness, or American nostalgia gone wrong?
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JVL and Jon Lovett on the Autocracy Problem
JVL and Jon Lovett join forces in this Substack Live to cut through the noise on Trump, authoritarianism, and whether Democrats can find the urgency to fight back before it’s too late.
The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.